Landsat 1

Summary

Landsat 1 is an Earth observation satellite^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of earth_observation_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Landsat 1 is in the country of United States^[3].
• Landsat 1's image is recorded as Landsat-1.jpg^[4].
• Landsat 1's instance of is recorded as Earth observation satellite^[5].
• Landsat 1's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[6].
• Landsat 1's followed by is recorded as Landsat 2^[7].
• Landsat 1's manufacturer is recorded as General Electric^[8].
• Landsat 1's part of the series is recorded as Landsat program^[9].
• Landsat 1's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1972-058A^[10].
• Landsat 1's Commons category is recorded as Landsat 1^[11].
• Landsat 1's space launch vehicle is recorded as Delta 0100^[12].
• Landsat 1's SCN is recorded as 06126^[13].
• Landsat 1's parent astronomical body is recorded as Earth^[14].
• Landsat 1's type of orbit is recorded as Sun-synchronous orbit^[15].
• Landsat 1's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1972-07-23T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Landsat 1's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/022q_l^[17].
• Landsat 1's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[18].
• Landsat 1's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 2^[19].
• Landsat 1's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+99.2'}^[20].
• Landsat 1's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+103'}^[21].
• Landsat 1's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+915'}^[22].
• Landsat 1's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+907'}^[23].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Landsat 1 include Landsat Island^[24], an island^[25], in Canada^[26].

Why It Matters

Landsat 1 ranks in the top 5% of earth_observation_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

Entities named for it include Landsat Island^[24], an island^[25], in Canada^[26].